C41: Philidor Defence
1.e4
e5
2.Nf3
d6
3.d4
exd4
4.Nxd4
last book move
4...b6
5.Nc3
Bb7
6.Be2
Nf6
7.Bg5
Be7
8.0-0
0-0
9.Nf5
g6
10.Nxe7+
Qxe7
11.Qd4
Kg7
[ 11...Nbd7
12.Rad1+/-
]
12.Rfe1
a5
[ >=12...Nbd7!?+/-
]
13.Nd5
Bxd5
14.exd5
Qe5
15.Qh4
h5??
a blunder in a bad position [ >=15...Nbd7
16.Bb5
Qxb2
17.Bh6+
Kg8
18.Bxf8
Qxb5+-
]
16.Bxh5!
Demolition of pawn structure
16...Qxb2
[ 16...Nxh5
17.Rxe5
]
17.Bf3
[ >=17.Rab1
and White wins 17...Re8
18.Bh6+
( 18.Rxb2??
has the one big disadvantage in 1 18...Rxe1#
) 18...Kxh6
19.Be2+
( 19.Rxb2
leads to instant death in 1 19...Rxe1#
) 19...Kg7
20.Rxb2+-
]
17...Nbd7
18.Bh6+
Kg8
19.Bxf8
Rxf8
20.Qc4
c5
[ >=20...Ne5
21.Qxc7
Nxf3+
22.gxf3
Nxd5
23.Qxd6
Nc3+-
]
21.dxc6
Ne5
22.Qb3
Qxb3
23.cxb3
[ Instead of 23.axb3
Nxf3+
24.gxf3
Rc8+-
]
23...Nxf3+
24.gxf3
Rc8
25.Rac1
Nh5
[ 25...Kf8
26.f4+-
]
26.Re7
White prepares c7
26...Nf4
27.Rc2
Nd5
[ 27...Kf8
28.Rb7+-
]
28.Rd7
Nb4
[ 28...Kf8+-
there is nothing better in the position]
29.c7
Kg7
30.Re2
[ >=30.Rd8
it becomes clear that White will call all the shots 30...Rxc7
31.Rxc7+-
]
30...Nd5
31.Rc2
[ >=31.Rxd6
seems even better 31...Nxc7
32.Rc6+-
( 32.Rxb6
is easily refuted 32...Nd5
33.Re5
Nxb6-/+
) ]
31...Nb4
32.Rd8
Rxc7
33.Rxc7
Nxa2
[ 33...d5
doesn't do any good 34.Rb7+-
]
34.Rxd6
Nb4
35.Rxb6
[ >=35.Rb7!?
might be the shorter path 35...Nc2+-
]
35...Nd5
36.Rcb7
Nxb6
37.Rxb6
Kh6
[ 37...Kf8+-
there is nothing else anyway]
38.Ra6
Kg7
39.Rxa5
Kh6
40.b4
Kg7
[ 40...g5
doesn't get the bull off the ice 41.b5
g4
42.b6
Kg6
43.b7
gxf3
44.b8Q
Kh7
45.Qg3
f5
46.Ra7+
Kh6
47.Qg8
Kh5
48.Rh7#
]
41.b5
Kh6
[ 41...g5
doesn't change the outcome of the game 42.b6
Kf6
43.b7
Kg6
44.b8Q
Kf6
45.Qd8+
Ke6
46.Ra6+
Ke5
47.Qd6+
Kf5
48.Ra5#
]
42.b6
Kg7
43.b7
Kh6
[ 43...f6
hardly improves anything 44.b8Q
f5
45.Ra7+
Kh6
46.Qf4+
g5
47.Qd6+
Kh5
48.Rh7#
]
44.b8Q
Kg7
[ 44...Kh7
does not win a prize 45.Ra8
Kh6
46.Qe5
f6
47.Qxf6
Kh5
48.Rh8#
]
45.f4
[ 45.Qe5+
Kh7
46.Ra8
g5
47.Qf6
g4
48.Rh8#
]
45...Kh6
[ 45...Kh7
is no salvation 46.Ra8
g5
47.Qg8+
Kh6
48.Ra6+
f6
49.Rxf6+
Kh5
50.Qxg5#
]
46.Qh8#
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